Indiana: A TCY VC 2037

[Alf]

Week 14

Recruits
We lose 1 and sign 5. (Need to look at them first before smiling)

• Jerry Barker, a fullback from Arlington High School in Arlington, Texas
• Bert Rhodes, a wide receiver from Arts High School in Rochester, New York
• Kyle Vrabel, a center from Richwoods High School in Peoria, Illinois
• Bryan James, an offensive tackle from Fort Bragg High School in Fort Bragg, California
• Darryl Proffitt, a safety from Middleborough High School in Middleborough, Massachusetts

- FB Barker is scouted as 70+ by an excellent RB scout. Poor student, I doubt he’ll develop into a starter for us… The good thing is that he is a nice pass catcher

- WR Rhodes scouted as 62+ is an excellent student that idolized Syracuse… 1200 yards and 6 TDs in High School for this small guys (5-10)

- C Vrabel is our only ranked recruit this week (#568). However, he is scouted as 83—by a lousy OL scout.

- OT James is scouted as 60 by an excellent OL scout. Terrific student

- S Proffitt scouted as 66+ has been stolen from B.C. His stas sold him to me : 5 sacks and 8 INTs.


Already in : QB, DT, FB, WR, C, T, S
Still needed : RB, TE, G, DE, ILB, OLB, CB, DE, +1 free

I’ve sent a scholarship offer to #3 player in the country (QB Castle) since he ony has one offer to him right now. It appears he values academics highly (me 67, the other offer 21…). You never know.

Our Game : off

Around the Big 10
No games

[RealDeal]

The loss to Northwestern was crushing.

[Alf]

Week 15

Recruits
lose 3. sign none

Already in : QB, DT, FB, WR, C, T, S
Still needed : RB, TE, G, DE, ILB, OLB, CB, DE, +1 free


Our Game : #18 Indiana (9-1) (-21) vs Central Florida (6-4) on TV3
UCF is not that bad and still has a shot at conference title (South Florida is in the lead).

They start and punt, we drive and score thanks to RB Wittich : 7-0. Then it’s QB Vallery to Hemingway. 14-0. They still manage t score a FG before halftime : 14-3. IN Q3, Vallery is intercepted and the ball is returned for a TD : 14-10. I thought we were controlling the game, but UCF didn’t think so… However, Vallery and Wittich manage to connect and that’s another TD for us : 21-10. Wittich socres again later on the ground : 28-10… Quick sim… 28-18 final score.

Game Summary

Game MVP: INDI 21 Erik Wittich

Central Florida	0	3	7	8	-	18
Indiana		14	0	7	7	-	28

Team Statistics		CFLA		INDI

First Downs		15		27

Total Rushes		31		40
Net Rushing Yards	53		124
Yards Per Carry		1.7		3.1
Rushing Yards		84		149
Tckld Loss/Yards	7-14		8-14
Sacked/Yards Lost	3-17		2-11

Pass Attempts		28		35
Completions		13		22
Passing Yards		183		287
Yards Per Attempt	6.5		8.2
Interceptions		0		2
Fumbles/Lost		1/1		1/0

Total Plays		59		75
Total Yards		236		411
Yards Per Play		4.0		5.4

3rd Down Plays		4/13		8/15

Penalties		10		11
Penalty Yards		81		100

Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24		OWN 37
Time Of Possession	25:14		34:46

Indiana Stats

Rushing		Att	Yards	Avg	Long	TD	Stufd	Sackd
21 Wittich	31	118	3.8	27	2	7	0

Passing		Att	Comp	Yards	Yd/At	Long	TD	Int
13 Vallery	35	22	287	8.2	29	2	2

Receiving	Catch	Yards	Avg	YAC	Long	TD
2 Kaplan	5	80	16.0	17	26	0
83 Hemingway	4	50	12.5	41	16	1
21 Wittich	4	30	7.5	50	11	1

With our 10-1 record, we have secured a playoff spot, however, we will face ultra stud USC in round 1…


National Scene : Championship week
B12 – Kansas 17-14 Baylor
SEC – Venderbilt 55-13 Mississippi State
MAC – Buffalo 17-45 Central Michigan

[cthomer5000]

Wisconsin had better come back down to earth soon, It's tough never having a real chance at the conference title.

[Alf]

I think bigjdotcom01 won 1 conference title for us. Week 16 game has been played but can only be posted tonight (I am at work and don't have the reports here).

[3ric]

Yep, in 2029 we went 8-0 in the conference to win the Big 10.

2029 by bigjdotcom01
  School                   W  L  T  Pct   PF  PA  W  L  T  Pct   PF  PA  Streak  
  **Indiana                10 3  0  .769  417 240 8  0  0  1.000 286 126 Lost 1      
  Northwestern             12 3  0  .800  491 192 7  1  0  .875  323 77  Lost 1      
  Wisconsin                7  4  0  .636  379 241 5  3  0  .625  258 186 Won 1       
  Penn State               6  5  0  .545  285 254 4  4  0  .500  188 202 Lost 1      
  Illinois                 5  6  0  .454  252 287 4  4  0  .500  201 227 Lost 1      
  Minnesota                5  6  0  .454  311 339 4  4  0  .500  242 230 Lost 1      
  Purdue                   5  6  0  .454  257 347 4  4  0  .500  181 243 Lost 2      
  Michigan                 5  6  0  .454  252 339 4  4  0  .500  190 248 Won 1       
  Michigan State           4  7  0  .363  234 349 2  6  0  .250  171 263 Won 2       
  Iowa                     4  7  0  .363  159 278 2  6  0  .250  111 220 Won 2       
  Ohio State               0  11 0  .000  144 337 0  8  0  .000  109 238 Lost 13 

We beat both #8 Northwestern and #15 Wisconsin that year...

[Alf]

Week 16

Recruits
We sign 8. We lose QB Castle as a walk-on to Rice who didn’t even invite him to a visit…

• Luther Stone, a running back from Northbrook High School in Houston, Texas
• Lee Gillespie, a tight end from Springfield High School in Holland, Ohio
• Donnell Tornberg, an offensive guard from Idabel High School in Idabel, Oklahoma
• Jesse Bronson, a defensive end from Saranac Lake High School in Saranac Lake, New York
• Donnell Tracey, an inside linebacker from Hereford High School in Hereford, Texas
• Mercury Gray, an outside linebacker from Aspen High School in Aspen, Colorado
• Butch Bergmann, a cornerback from Tupper Lake High School in Tupper Lake, New York
• Dennis Kirchhof, a safety from Lower Moreland High School in Huntingdon Valley, Pennsylvania

- RB Stone is scouted as 48+. Has 1400 all purpose yards and 10 TDs. Good student

- TE Gillespie is scouted as 56- but is an excellent student. Played LB in high school.

- G Tornberg is a walk-on. Scouted as 44. Terrific student

- DE Bronson is scouted as 62+ and had 12 sacks in high school.

- ILB Tracey is also a walk-on. Good student, he is scouted as 52-. 89 tackles, 5.5 sacks and 2 INTs.

- OLB Gray scouted as 49 is just an average guy. Too bad he cost us a scholarship

- CB Bergmann is ranked #914 ! Scouted as 68+, he had 9 INTs

- S Kirchhof is a late contact guy whom I offered a scholarship straight away since he has a nose for interceptions : 14 in High school.Scouted as 52. I am sure he is much better than what my scout sees.

Already in : QB, DT, FB, WR, C, T, S, RB, TE, G, DE, ILB, OLB, CB, S
Still needed : DE => I’ll see what’s left and decide



Our Game : #18 Indiana (10-1) (-3) vs #8 USC (10-1) on TV3
We are slotted as favourites. That’s very nice from Vegas but I really doubt we can win today…

Both teams punts for a while, but when we think we have controlled them, they play a 4th and long and score on the play… 0-7. However, QB Vallery is not impressed at all by the crowd and throws bullet passes and finish with a pass to TE Jeffries : 7-7. 30 seconds later, USC has already increasd their lead : 7-14. After being stopped on the ground for nearly 25 minutes, RB Wittich manages to break free and scores on a 28 yards run : 14-14. Vallery is intercepted late in Q2, fortunately for us, they do not get into FG range quickly enough.

We were really close to scoring and failed to convert a 4th and 1 in their 30 yards. Just as expected, they come back into our red zone and score on the ground : 14-21. 2 minutes later, RB Wittich runs into their endzone : 21-21. I start to think we could make a big upset today. They start Q4 by scoring a FG and retake the lead : 21-24. We then are forced to punt but our defense finally makes a big play when we intercept USC QB in their 40 yards. Damn it, we stall on their goal line ad have to settle for a short range FG : 24-24. However, our defens makes another big play as DE Horozowski & DE Cox sack USC QB, force the fumble which is recovered by OLB Richardson. Ball on their 20 with 5:48 left to play. QB Vallery then throws perfect passes and the final pass goes to RB Wittich : 28-21…5:08 left to play…Woaw, USC QB Nemechek is intercepted once again by our backfield, (that’s 3 INTs in money time !!!). We are forced to punt, but they then fail to complete a first down ! Ball to Indiana with 1:30 left to play. We run the clock and win 31-24. WOW ! Time to prepare for round 2 !

Game Summary

Game MVP: INDI 13 Kurt Vallery

Indiana			7	7	7	10	-	31
Southern California	7	7	7	3	-	24

Team Statistics		INDI		USC 

First Downs		26		21

Total Rushes		34		28
Net Rushing Yards	106		97
Yards Per Carry		3.1		3.4
Rushing Yards		130		123
Tckld Loss/Yards	8-18		4-10
Sacked/Yards Lost	1-6		3-16

Pass Attempts		37		39
Completions		25		21
Passing Yards		349		269
Yards Per Attempt	9.4		6.8
Interceptions		1		2
Fumbles/Lost		1/0		1/1

Total Plays		71		67
Total Yards		455		366
Yards Per Play		6.4		5.4

3rd Down Plays		5/12		5/14

Penalties		8		2
Penalty Yards		90		10

Avg. Drive Start	OWN 35		OWN 30
Time Of Possession	33:35		26:25

Indiana Stats

Rushing		Att	Yards	Avg	Long	TD	Stufd	Sackd
21 Wittich	29	101	3.4	28	2	8	0

Passing		Att	Comp	Yards	Yd/At	Long	TD	Int
13 Vallery	37	25	349	9.4	31	2	1


Receiving	Catch	Yards	Avg	YAC	Long	TD
5 Sailer	6	113	18.8	19	21	0
21 Wittich	4	34	8.5	17	13	1
83 Hemingway	3	56	18.6	15	31	0
80 Blades	3	41	13.6	9	17	0
89 Jeffries	3	28	9.3	30	11	1

National Scene : Playoffs Round 1

First Round Game 1       Indiana (11-1) 31, Southern California (10-2) 24       
First Round Game 2       Tulane (12-0) 31, Stanford (9-3) 29                    
First Round Game 3       Florida (10-2) 44, Buffalo (6-7) 0                     
First Round Game 4       Barrow (12-0) 44, Colorado State (10-2) 18             
First Round Game 5       Baylor (12-1) 52, Rice (10-2) 45                       
First Round Game 6       California (10-2) 31, South Florida (11-1) 24          
First Round Game 7       Central Michigan (13-0) 44, Syracuse (9-3) 14          
First Round Game 8       Idaho (12-0) 41, Texas (10-2) 13 

[cthomer5000]

oh yeah!! Vallery for Heisman!

[ShagVT]

Unbelievable - a game where the defense actually comes up clutch in the 4th quarter. In an FOF game? That was one in a million, Alf.

[3ric]

Wo-hoo, Upset City! Go Hoosiers!

[Alf]

Honestly, I was already preparing the end of season review and I really didn't believe we could win this one. Who's next !

[Alf]

Week 17

Time Management :
8 D-, 11 Ds. With 4 blocks left, I fear we are going to have a few suspended players next season.

Our final recruit :
Aaron Donohoe, a wide receiver from Peoria High School in Peoria, Illinois

He was the only one left with a scholarship offer. Scouted as 52+, he has decent receiving stats and he is an average student too.

Our Game : #17 Indiana (11-1) (-7) vs #35 Kansas (9-3) on TV4
Might be an easier game than vs USC, but it’s the playoffs guys ! Kansas won the Big12 ! The game is scheduled to have temperatures below 30°F and there are only 11,200 people to see the game…. The funny thing is that the game is played in Scottsbluff, Nebraska. That is the city I renamed to Bordeaux when I played my Bordeaux Red Wine TCY Dynasty in 2001/2002 !

Kansas starts with the ball, but instead of punting they try to convert a 4th down, no way guys ! We, on the contrary are rolling on all cylinders when RB Wittich scores it in : 7-0. They punt this time, and we roll on them again. We score on a QB Vallery pass to TE Jeffries : 14-0. Then, to begin Q2, we sack their QB, force fumble and recover it in their red zone. Backup RB Niklos scores straight away : 21-0. Then backup DB Jarvis makes an INT, but we punt for the first time. We were rolling into their territory when RB Wittich fumbled the ball away, that’s one of his only weaknesses. However, our defense is very active today as we make another interception. They do manage to get into our 10 yards but fail to even attempt a FG before halftime. Strange coaching.

Q3 begins nicely as we manage to have a 1st and goal and their 1 yard line, but Wittich is blocked 3 times and we have to kick a FG : 24-0. Later in Q3, Vallery is intercepted and we have to defend again. Woaw, I never thought they could score, however, they do attempt a 55 yards FG which is good : 24-3. Nevermind, QB Vallery finds WR Hemingway for an 80 yard TD pass : 31-3. In Q4, we make another interception and the game is nearly over. In fact, it is : 31-3. We win !

Game Summary

Game MVP: INDI 21 Erik Wittich

Indiana	14	7	10	0	-	31
Kansas	0	0	3	0	-	3

Team Statistics		INDI		KANS

First Downs		22		14

Total Rushes		43		33
Net Rushing Yards	192		37
Yards Per Carry		4.4		1.1
Rushing Yards		211		106
Tckld Loss/Yards	10-19		5-11
Sacked/Yards Lost	0-0		9-58

Pass Attempts		26		31
Completions		13		11
Passing Yards		243		119
Yards Per Attempt	9.3		3.8
Interceptions		1		3
Fumbles/Lost		1/1		1/1

Total Plays		69		64
Total Yards		435		156
Yards Per Play		6.3		2.4

3rd Down Plays		1/10		5/16

Penalties		12		6
Penalty Yards		128		59

Avg. Drive Start	OWN 38		OWN 26
Time Of Possession	31:00		29:00

Indiana Stats

Rushing		Att	Yards	Avg	Long	TD	Stufd	Sackd
21 Wittich	30	135	4.5	52	1	10	0
41 Niklos	9	41	4.5	15	1	2	0
29 Rison	3	11	3.6	5	0	0	0

Passing		Att	Comp	Yards	Yd/At	Long	TD	Int
13 Vallery	26	13	243	9.3	80	2	1

Receiving	Catch	Yards	Avg	YAC	Long	TD
5 Sailer	3	45	15.0	11	19	0
89 Jeffries	3	39	13.0	17	17	1
83 Hemingway	2	91	45.5	7	80	1


Defense		Tkl	Asst	Sack	Int	IntYd	IntTD
78 Jenkins	4	0	2.0	0	0	0
71 Nason	3	0	2.0	0	0	0
52 Whalen	3	0	1.0	0	0	0
34 Jarvis	3	2	0.0	1	0	0
26 Sonnier	3	0	0.0	1	0	0
91 Horoszowski	2	1	2.0	0	0	0
99 Cabrera	2	2	1.0	0	0	0
96 Cox		2	0	1.0	0	0	0
49 Banks	1	1	0.0	1	42	0

National Scene : Playoffs Round 2

Second Round Game 1      Idaho (13-0) 24, Army (11-1) 17                        
Second Round Game 2      Air Force (12-0) 52, Central Michigan (13-1) 24        
Second Round Game 3      Barrow (13-0) 43, Boston College (10-2) 14             
Second Round Game 4      Florida (11-2) 41, Maryland (9-3) 10                   
Second Round Game 5      Vanderbilt (13-0) 27, Tulane (12-1) 21                 
Second Round Game 6      California (11-2) 34, California-Los Angeles (11-1) 28  
Second Round Game 7      Indiana (12-1) 31, Kansas (9-4) 3                      
Second Round Game 8      Wisconsin (12-0) 28, Baylor (12-2) 3

Up next is Idaho !

[cthomer5000]

hell yeah! Is this the year?!!

[tucker342]

Common, it's only about 5:00 AM in France! We want an update!!!

BEAT IDAHO!!!

[Alf]

You'll get one. I have zipped the Word document so I have everything at work too.

[Rich1033]

Congrats! great job this season Alf.

[Alf]

Week 18

Our Game : #14 Indiana (12-1) vs #2 Idaho (13-0) (-4) on TV3
Finally, we are underdogs. That’s very surprising against a not so big Idaho team. Time to scout them ! They play the single back offense, their QB has 37 TDs for 11 INTs. Thankfully, we run a strong 3-4 defense. They also have the best defense (in points allowed) country wide, but they only faced second tier teams apart from their game vs Army last round.

Both teams punt on their first possession, but we are the first ones to unlock the scoreboard thanks to a QB Vallery pass to WR Sailer :7-0. They punt, and then Vallery throws his usual early interception. It’s then Wittich time until vallery is intercepted another time. Too bad we were in their red zone. After getting the ball back on a punt, we attempt and miss a 41 yard FG… Then with 2:15 left in the first half, CB Buchanan makes a great interception in our end zone while preventing their star WR to score. We try to make a late quick effort but fail to score before halftime.

To start Q3, we drive for 6 plays, 49 yards and another score as we add a FG : 10-0. We then force a punt, but our punt returner Hemingway fumbles the ball away, and they manage to recover. Fortunately, they only score a FG : 10-3. Vallery is intercepted another time, but this time, it is in our territory. LB Whalen saves our ass as he makes a tremendous interception in our end zone, just like Buchanan did in the first half… Q4 starts on a punt battle. With 7:00 left in Q4, no team has been able to score. We manage to run the clock by giving the ball to RB WIttich (hoping he doesn’t fumble it…). They start their final drive on their 14 yard line with 59 seconds left to play and no timeout. There’s hope ! They fail to move and we win the defensive battle 10-3 ! Time to move to the semi finals !!!



Game Summary

Game MVP: INDI 96 Reggie Cox with 3 sacks

Indiana	7	0	3	0	-	10
Idaho	0	0	3	0	-	3

Team Statistics		INDI		IDAH

First Downs		17		13

Total Rushes		42		27
Net Rushing Yards	120		1
Yards Per Carry		2.8		0.0
Rushing Yards		151		61
Tckld Loss/Yards	11-25		10-33
Sacked/Yards Lost	1-6		4-27

Pass Attempts		27		33
Completions		14		18
Passing Yards		189		196
Yards Per Attempt	7.0		5.9
Interceptions		3		2
Fumbles/Lost		2/1		0/0

Total Plays		69		60
Total Yards		309		197
Yards Per Play		4.4		3.2

3rd Down Plays		6/17		5/16

Penalties		3		4
Penalty Yards		30		50

Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29		OWN 35
Time Of Possession	31:04		28:56

Indiana Stats

Rushing		Att	Yards	Avg	Long	TD	Stufd	Sackd
21 Wittich	33	92	2.7	19	0	14	0
13 Vallery	4	13	3.2	13	0	0	1

Passing		Att	Comp	Yards	Yd/At	Long	TD	Int
13 Vallery	27	14	189	7.0	39	1	3

Receiving	Catch	Yards	Avg	YAC	Long	TD
48 Kaplan	5	60	12.0	43	21	0
5 Sailer	3	51	17.0	14	39	1

Defense		Tkl	Asst	Sack	Int	IntYd	IntTD
52 Whalen	5	3	0.0	1	0	0
96 Cox		4	0	3.0	0	0	0
91 Horoszowski	4	0	1.0	0	0	0
35 Buchanan	2	0	0.0	1	0	0

Injuries
We just lost our 2 starting WRs Sailer and Blades for the rest of the season… Damn it, WRs go down so easily !

National Scene : Quarter Finals

Quarterfinal Game 1      Air Force (13-0) 28, Barrow (13-1) 24                  
Quarterfinal Game 2      Florida (12-2) 40, Wisconsin (12-1) 33                 
Quarterfinal Game 3      Indiana (13-1) 10, Idaho (13-1) 3                      
Quarterfinal Game 4      Vanderbilt (14-0) 21, California (11-3) 14 

Wisconsin is out, we are alone to represent the Big 10 now. We will face #1 BCS wise Vanderbilt next week. That’s a first !

[3ric]

Wo-hoo! Go Hoosiers! Beat Vandy!

Then it's Florida in the finals...

[Alf]

Not to disappoint you, but Vandy is #1 and has spanked every team they met this season, plus we have our 2 top WRs down with injuries... Unless RB Wittich makes an impressive game I guess we'll probably lose.

[Butter]

Go IU! Vanderbilt, Shmanderbilt... The Hoosiers are going all the way this year, I can feel it!

[MylesKnight]

Alf is a straight up Playa!!

The Hoosiers are in the Semis.. 2 MORE WINS!! 2 MORE WINS!! 2 MORE WINS!!

[Alf]

Week 19

Our Game : #13 Indiana (13-1) vs #1 Vanderbilt (14-0) (E) on TV2
We face the #1 in the nation and Vegas odds are even. That’s a great confidence boost ! Like Idaho, they play the single back offense and their only weakness is at RB, wherz they have a lousy yards per carry rating. Apart from that, they are tops everywhere else.

Both teams punt for the whole 1st quarter, we are winning the field position battle when Vandy build a superb long drive and opens the score on a TD pass just before the end of Q1 : 0-7. We were beginning to find a nice rhythm (sp?) when Vallery throws his usual interception, and Vanderbilt returns it for a TD : 0-14. Howver, we are not shutout as we manage to score a late Q2 FG : 3-14.

Q3 begins as usual by punts exchanges. Then they start building a nice drive when FS Dorrough makes a great interception and runs 68 yards for a TD : 10-14. Finally, there can be hope today ! Well, 2:48 later, Vandy has scored : 10-21. And they add another one : 10-28. Seems the game is over for us… Vallery scores late in the 4th quarter and also converts the 2 pt attempt : 18-28. But they score another TD pass by their QB Tate : 18-35. Game over. We were not ridiculous, but they are the #1 team in the country !

Game Summary

Game MVP: VAND 8 Edward Tate (4 TDs, 305 yards)

Indiana		0	3	7	8	-	18
Vanderbilt	7	7	7	14	-	35

Team Statistics		INDI		VAND

First Downs		16		26

Total Rushes		32		35
Net Rushing Yards	52		94
Yards Per Carry		1.6		2.6
Rushing Yards		98		128
Tckld Loss/Yards	7-21		5-10
Sacked/Yards Lost	4-25		4-24

Pass Attempts		29		31
Completions		13		22
Passing Yards		227		305
Yards Per Attempt	7.8		9.8
Interceptions		2		1
Fumbles/Lost		4/1		1/0

Total Plays		61		66
Total Yards		279		399
Yards Per Play		4.5		6.0

3rd Down Plays		4/12		6/12

Penalties		5		8
Penalty Yards		45		61

Avg. Drive Start	OWN 23		OWN 34
Time Of Possession	27:52		32:08

Indiana Stats

Rushing		Att	Yards	Avg	Long	TD	Stufd	Sackd
21 Wittich	25	72	2.8	11	0	7	0

Passing		Att	Comp	Yards	Yd/At	Long	TD	Int
13 Vallery	29	13	227	7.8	33	1	2


Receiving	Catch	Yards	Avg	YAC	Long	TD
83 Hemingway	6	112	18.6	44	32	1
2 Kaplan	3	49	16.3	2	18	0



Defense		Tkl	Asst	Sack	Int	IntYd	IntTD
52 Whalen	10	1	0.0	0	0	0
44 Dorrough	6	2	0.0	1	68	1
91 Horoszowski	3	0	2.0	0	0	0
96 Cox		2	0	1.0	0	0	0

National Scene : Semi Finals

Semifinal Game 1         Air Force (14-0) 30, Florida (12-3) 13                 
Semifinal Game 2         Vanderbilt (15-0) 35, Indiana (13-2) 18  

[Alf]

dola : again, can someone please email-me the information on where to upload the end of season zip file ?

[ShagVT]

The run defense was simply amazing this season. Holding the #2 team in the country to one yard on twenty-seven carries?? That is absolutely insane.

Well done, Alf. Hopefully this run will lead to better recruiting next season.

[Alf]

Thanks ShagVT. I guess I was too concentrated on the football part and really messed up with the recruiting. That's annoying for the long term of this program !

[Alf]

Week 20

National Scene : Championship Game

Championship Game        Vanderbilt (16-0) 49, Air Force (14-1) 14  

We did better than finalist Air Force…

[Alf]

Top 25

  School                Record  Conf  Comp  Poll  Loss  Sched Total Rank  
Vanderbilt              16-0    SEC   1.00  2.00  0.00  0.24  3.24  1       
Air Force               14-1    MTW   2.25  5.50  1.00  0.96  9.71  2       
Idaho                   13-1    SBT   5.25  3.50  1.00  2.80  12.55 3       
Wisconsin               12-1    B10   7.75  1.00  1.00  3.92  13.67 4       
California-Los Angeles  11-1    P10   3.50  9.00  1.00  1.80  15.30 5       
Army                    11-1    USA   8.75  3.50  1.00  3.72  16.97 6       
Boston College          10-2    EST   9.50  7.00  2.00  0.32  18.82 7       
Florida                 12-3    SEC   8.75  9.50  3.00  0.20  21.45 8       
Barrow                  13-1    SC8   5.50  12.00 1.00  3.20  21.70 9       
Central Michigan        13-1    MAC   8.50  13.50 1.00  1.44  24.44 10      
Tulane                  12-1    USA   9.75  10.00 1.00  4.76  25.51 11      
**Indiana               13-2    B10   6.50  17.50 2.00  0.76  26.76 12      
Rice                    10-2    WAC   16.00 5.50  2.00  3.88  27.38 13      
South Florida           11-1    IND   9.75  14.00 1.00  3.00  27.75 14      
Southern California     10-2    P10   15.50 9.50  2.00  3.16  30.16 15      
Stanford                9-3     P10   10.75 17.50 3.00  2.44  33.69 16      
California              11-3    P10   13.00 20.50 3.00  0.56  37.06 17      
Baylor                  12-2    B12   19.25 15.00 2.00  3.60  39.85 18      
Northwestern            8-3     B10   21.50 15.50 3.00  2.92  42.92 19      
Colorado State          10-2    MTW   17.00 23.50 2.00  2.40  44.90 20      
Pittsburgh              9-2     EST   16.25 25.50 2.00  3.04  46.79 21      
Syracuse                9-3     EST   23.75 20.50 3.00  1.60  48.85 22      
Texas                   10-2    B12   20.25 24.00 2.00  4.24  50.49 23      
Mississippi State       9-3     SEC   25.25 23.00 3.00  2.48  53.73 24      
North Carolina State    9-2     ACC   25.00 22.50 2.00  4.68  54.18 25 

#12 BCS wise ! Great finish.

[Alf]

Yearly Awards

Player of the Year
Vandy QB Tate is on the Heisman list, I vote for him He seems to be the best one out of here. He loses by one vote (not mine) against NC State QB Roman Lodde which we faced in week 2 this season. I hate NC State !

League Wide Awards : Senior team

• P Bennie Cash (damn, I did not recruit a Punter…)

Big 10 Awards : Top offensive Freshman

• FB Ethan Kaplan

Big 10 Awards : 1st team

• QB Kurt Vallery
• TE Nick Jeffries
• WR Chad Hemmingway
• OG Warren Huang
• P Bennie Cash
• ILB Lorenzo Whalen
• OLB Robert Jeans
• CB Ed Buchanan

Big 10 Awards : 2nd team

• RB Eric Wittich
• WR Russell Sailer
• C Mitchell Godfrey
• DE Donnell Horozowski
• DE Reggie Cox

Big 10 Awards : academic team

• OT Les Carter
• P Bennie Cash

[Alf]

Recruiting Class

Recruiting List, Location View
------------------------------

  Player                  Pos   HT   WT   ST   NRank Home Town
$$Marzullo, B.J.          QB    5-11 171  FL   199   Port Orange                  
##Stone, Luther           RB    5-10 185  TX   ---   Houston                      
##Barker, Jerry           FB    6-1  219  TX   ---   Arlington                    
##Gillespie, Lee          TE    6-2  214  OH   ---   Holland                      
##Donohoe, Aaron          WR    6-4  189  IL   ---   Peoria                       
##Rhodes, Bert            WR    5-10 163  NY   ---   Rochester                    
$$Vrabel, Kyle            C     6-2  252  IL   568   Peoria                       
##Tornberg, Donnell       G     6-4  274  OK   ---   Idabel                       
##James, Bryan            T     6-5  261  CA   ---   Fort Bragg                   
##Bronson, Jesse          DE    6-2  226  NY   ---   Saranac Lake                 
**Toombs, Vinny           DT    6-2  257  NC   209   Charlotte                    
##Tracey, Donnell         ILB   6-1  198  TX   ---   Hereford                     
##Gray, Mercury           OLB   6-3  215  CO   ---   Aspen                        
##Bergmann, Butch         CB    5-11 165  NY   914   Tupper Lake                  
##Kirchhof, Dennis        S     5-10 172  PA   ---   Huntingdon Valley            
##Proffitt, Darryl        S     6-2  175  MA   ---   Middleborough                
   
  Player                  High School              Reg  Ath. Prep
$$Marzullo, B.J.          Spruce Creek             SE   6           
##Stone, Luther           Northbrook               DS   38          
##Barker, Jerry           Arlington                DS   0           
##Gillespie, Lee          Springfield              GL   10          
##Donohoe, Aaron          Peoria                   GL   1           
##Rhodes, Bert            Arts                     NE   16          
$$Vrabel, Kyle            Richwoods                GL   4           
##Tornberg, Donnell       Idabel                   DS   26          
##James, Bryan            Fort Bragg               SW   1           
##Bronson, Jesse          Saranac Lake             NE   3           
**Toombs, Vinny           Garinger                 SE   20          
##Tracey, Donnell         Hereford                 DS   4           
##Gray, Mercury           Aspen                    SW   9           
##Bergmann, Butch         Tupper Lake              NE   2           
##Kirchhof, Dennis        Lower Moreland           GL   13          
##Proffitt, Darryl        Middleborough            NE   2  
 




Recruiting List, Academic View
------------------------------


  Player                  Pos   HT   WT   ST   NRank GPA    Test
$$Marzullo, B.J.          QB    5-11 171  FL   199   2.99   1092     
##Stone, Luther           RB    5-10 185  TX   ---   3.06   1322     
##Barker, Jerry           FB    6-1  219  TX   ---   2.52   861      
##Gillespie, Lee          TE    6-2  214  OH   ---   3.95   1413     
##Rhodes, Bert            WR    5-10 163  NY   ---   3.71   1349     
##Donohoe, Aaron          WR    6-4  189  IL   ---   2.70   1083     
$$Vrabel, Kyle            C     6-2  252  IL   568   3.67   1325     
##Tornberg, Donnell       G     6-4  274  OK   ---   3.84   1313     
##James, Bryan            T     6-5  261  CA   ---   3.63   1483     
##Bronson, Jesse          DE    6-2  226  NY   ---   3.26   1017     
**Toombs, Vinny           DT    6-2  257  NC   209   3.49   1026     
##Tracey, Donnell         ILB   6-1  198  TX   ---   3.25   1309     
##Gray, Mercury           OLB   6-3  215  CO   ---   3.54   1390     
##Bergmann, Butch         CB    5-11 165  NY   914   3.32   1167     
##Kirchhof, Dennis        S     5-10 172  PA   ---   3.52   1286     
##Proffitt, Darryl        S     6-2  175  MA   ---   3.20   1281     
   
  Player                  Major                    Status
$$Marzullo, B.J.          Geology                  Committed *      
##Stone, Luther           Geology                  Committed *      
##Barker, Jerry           Social Work              Committed *      
##Gillespie, Lee          Education                Committed *      
##Rhodes, Bert            Jurisprudence            Committed *      
##Donohoe, Aaron          Geology                  Committed *      
$$Vrabel, Kyle            Nuclear Engineering      Committed *      
##Tornberg, Donnell       Metallurgy               Committed *      
##James, Bryan            Marketing                Committed *      
##Bronson, Jesse          Social Work              Committed *      
**Toombs, Vinny           Geography                Committed *      
##Tracey, Donnell         Geography                Committed *      
##Gray, Mercury           Economics                Committed *      
##Bergmann, Butch         Geography                Committed *      
##Kirchhof, Dennis        Medicine                 Committed *      
##Proffitt, Darryl        French                   Committed *  




Recruiting List, Ranking View
-----------------------------

  Player                  Pos   HT   WT   ST   NRank ByPos  StRank ByPos
$$Marzullo, B.J.          QB    5-11 171  FL   199   25     13     4        
##Stone, Luther           RB    5-10 185  TX   ---   ---    99     6        
##Barker, Jerry           FB    6-1  219  TX   ---   62     96     7        
##Gillespie, Lee          TE    6-2  214  OH   ---   86     64     4        
##Rhodes, Bert            WR    5-10 163  NY   ---   87     67     10       
##Donohoe, Aaron          WR    6-4  189  IL   ---   ---    79     8        
$$Vrabel, Kyle            C     6-2  252  IL   568   41     32     6        
##Tornberg, Donnell       G     6-4  274  OK   ---   ---    22     3        
##James, Bryan            T     6-5  261  CA   ---   90     ---    14       
##Bronson, Jesse          DE    6-2  226  NY   ---   91     82     7        
**Toombs, Vinny           DT    6-2  257  NC   209   12     4      1 All-State       
##Tracey, Donnell         ILB   6-1  198  TX   ---   91     ---    7        
##Gray, Mercury           OLB   6-3  215  CO   ---   ---    26     1 All-State       
##Bergmann, Butch         CB    5-11 165  NY   914   62     62     5        
##Proffitt, Darryl        S     6-2  175  MA   ---   67     25     2 All-State       
##Kirchhof, Dennis        S     5-10 172  PA   ---   ---    ---    4
 


Recruiting List, Worksheet View
-------------------------------

  Player                  Pos   ST   Visit Cost  Dist.   Fit Score
$$Marzullo, B.J.          QB    FL   651         781     86            
##Stone, Luther           RB    TX   759         839     80            
##Barker, Jerry           FB    TX   727         752     89            
##Gillespie, Lee          TE    OH   331         227     89            
##Rhodes, Bert            WR    NY   499         544     75            
##Donohoe, Aaron          WR    IL   299         197     96            
$$Vrabel, Kyle            C     IL   299         197     90            
##Tornberg, Donnell       G     OK   611         594     88            
##James, Bryan            T     CA   1219        1998    83            
##Bronson, Jesse          DE    NY   514         737     78            
**Toombs, Vinny           DT    NC   398         422     92            
##Tracey, Donnell         ILB   TX   756         931     80            
##Gray, Mercury           OLB   CO   719         1092    78            
##Bergmann, Butch         CB    NY   510         719     83            
##Proffitt, Darryl        S     MA   591         842     76            
##Kirchhof, Dennis        S     PA   446         615     86            
   
  Player                  Scout   Phone   Visit   Emphasis    Status
$$Marzullo, B.J.          95      2       0       Acad/Dist   Committed *      
##Stone, Luther           48+     0       1       Acad/Prest  Committed *      
##Barker, Jerry           70+     1       1       Prest/Acad  Committed *      
##Gillespie, Lee          56-     2       1       Dist/Acad   Committed *      
##Rhodes, Bert            62+     1       1       Dist/Acad   Committed *      
##Donohoe, Aaron          52+     0       1       Prest*/Acad Committed *      
$$Vrabel, Kyle            83--    1       1       Acad/Prest  Committed *      
##Tornberg, Donnell       44      1       0       Acad*/Prest Committed *      
##James, Bryan            60      1       0       Acad/Dist   Committed *      
##Bronson, Jesse          62+     6       1       Dist*/Prest Committed *      
**Toombs, Vinny           83+     1       1       Acad/Dist   Committed *      
##Tracey, Donnell         52-     0       1       Dist/Acad   Committed *      
##Gray, Mercury           49      1       0       Acad/Dist   Committed *      
##Bergmann, Butch         68+     6       1       Acad/Dist   Committed *      
##Proffitt, Darryl        66+     1       1       Dist/Acad   Committed *      
##Kirchhof, Dennis        52      2       0       Acad/Dist   Committed *


Rough Estimate of Player Interest: No Prefix - player unlikely to be  
interested, ** - a bit of a stretch for your school, $$ - likely interest,  
## - almost certain interest.  

Quick Analysis :

• Area : NW (0), SW (2), MW (0), DS (4), SE (2), GL (4), NE (4), MA (0)
• Ranking : 2 Top 200, 2 Top 1000, 12 Unranked
• Scouted : 90s (2), 80s (3), 70s (3), 60s (3), 50s (5)

[Alf]

Season Results

2037 Indiana Schedule
   
Team Rank: 17
Rival: Purdue
Stadium Capacity: 52,400
Season Tickets Sold: 26,500
   
  Week  Opponent                   Result    Attendance  Weather     Television  
1       (39) IOWA STATE            W, 49-0   33,900      Stormy, 49  TV 5  
4       (20) NORTH CAROLINA STATE  W, 45-21  37,600      Sunny, 70   TV 1  
$$5     ILLINOIS                   W, 35-7   36,600      Sunny, 57   TV 5  
$$6     at Michigan                W, 34-3   43,800      Rain, 55       
$$7     at Penn State              W, 49-10  34,200      Sunny, 46   TV 5  
$$8     MINNESOTA                  W, 33-6   37,600      Rain, 55       
$$9     IOWA                       W, 42-3   41,700      Rain, 41    TV 4  
$$10    at Ohio State              W, 45-17  69,600      Rain, 46    TV 4  
$$11    at (15) Northwestern       L, 3-30   52,300      Rain, 51    TV 3  
$$13    PURDUE                     W, 35-7   40,700      Sunny, 47      
15      CENTRAL FLORIDA            W, 28-18  43,400      Rain, 44    TV 3  
**16    vs (9) Southern California W, 31-24  17,400      Sunny, 40   TV 3  
**17    vs (35) Kansas             W, 31-3   11,200      Sunny, 30   TV 4  
**18    vs (4) Idaho               W, 10-3   32,300      Sunny, 59   TV 3  
**19    vs (2) Vanderbilt          L, 18-35  48,900      Stormy, 42  TV 2  
   
Home Games in ALL CAPS  
$$-Conference Games, ##-League Championship Games, **-Post-Season Games 

10-1 regular season ! We reached the semis losing to the eventual champion. We were on TV for 13 out of 15 games. The football results were really great.

[Alf]

Big 10 standings

The College Years
2037 Season Standings, Big 10
   
  School                 W  L  T  Pct   PF  PA  W  L  T  Pct   PF  PA  Streak  
Wisconsin                12 1  0  .923  596 154 8  0  0  1.000 369 81  Lost 1      
**Indiana                13 2  0  .866  488 187 7  1  0  .875  276 83  Lost 1      
Northwestern             8  3  0  .727  360 200 6  2  0  .750  244 129 Won 3       
Iowa                     6  5  0  .545  187 236 5  3  0  .625  150 192 Lost 1      
Ohio State               5  6  0  .454  177 331 4  4  0  .500  139 214 Won 1       
Penn State               4  7  0  .363  203 276 4  4  0  .500  173 197 Won 1       
Michigan State           5  6  0  .454  236 222 3  5  0  .375  161 178 Lost 1      
Purdue                   3  8  0  .272  167 334 3  5  0  .375  118 251 Lost 1      
Minnesota                3  8  0  .272  173 325 3  5  0  .375  120 224 Lost 1      
Michigan                 1  10 0  .090  141 313 1  7  0  .125  121 205 Lost 3      
Illinois                 1  10 0  .090  162 296 0  8  0  .000  101 218 Lost 10

2nd behind Wisconsin. Just ahead of Northwestern (thanks to the fact that we did not play Wisconsin).

[Alf]

Team Summary

The College Years
2037 Summary for Indiana
   
Record: 13-2
Rank: 17
   
Indiana                 Team      Rank  
Rushes                  612       4           
Rushing Yards           2232      7           
Yards Per Carry         3.64      57          
Pass Attempts           430       10          
Completions             272       5           
Passing Yards           3962      6           
Yards Per Attempt       9.21      15          
3rd Down Conversions    43.8      17          
Points Per Game         32.5      25          
Turnovers               33        118         
Turnover Margin         +4        43 (T)      
   
Opponents               Team      Rank  
Rushes                  453       112         
Rushing Yards           906       10          
Yards Per Carry         2.00      4           
Pass Attempts           446       122         
Completions             205       114         
Passing Yards           2379      85 (T)      
Yards Per Attempt       5.33      9           
3rd Down Conversions    25.9      10 (T)      
Points Per Game         12.4      7           
   
Primary Formation: Pro Formation
   
Week  Team  Versus        Oppnt  
1     49    IAST (39)     0       
4     45    NCST (20)     21      
5     35    ILLN (112)    7       
6     34    at MICH (113) 3       
7     49    at PNST (86)  10      
8     33    MINN (99)     6       
9     42    IOWA (56)     3       
10    45    at OHST (67)  17      
11    3     at NWST (15)  30      
13    35    PURD (103)    7       
15    28    CFLA (54)     18      
16    31    vs USC  (9)   24      
17    31    vs KANS (35)  3       
18    10    vs IDAH (4)   3       
19    18    vs VAND (2)   35      
   
Passing             Pos   Att   Comp  Yards Y/Att TD    Int  
13 Vallery          QB    413   263   3800  9.20  32    23      
Team                ---   430   272   3962  9.21  34    24      
   
Rushing             Pos   Att   Yards Y/Att TD    Stff  YdLst  
21 Wittich          RB    381   1623  4.25  17    111   195     
41 Niklos           RB    139   639   4.59  5     26    34      
13 Vallery          QB    51    -101  -1.98 0     34    185     
Team                ---   612   2232  3.64  24    192   454     
   
Receiving           Pos   Targ  Catch Yards Y/Ctc YAC   TD  
83 Hemingway        WR    87    54    921   17.0  356   11      
5 Sailer            WR    76    47    800   17.0  317   7       
2 Kaplan            WR    56    28    413   14.7  127   2       
89 Jeffries         TE    56    41    570   13.9  275   3       
21 Wittich          RB    48    32    347   10.8  209   3       
86 DeLay            TE    23    18    274   15.2  119   2       
41 Niklos           RB    23    17    151   8.8   104   2       
48 Kaplan           FB    22    15    175   11.6  99    0       
80 Blades           WR    19    11    176   16.0  74    2       
Team                ---   430   272   3962  14.5  1749  34      
   
Defense             Pos   Tack  Asst  Sack  TFL   Ints  Defn  
52 Whalen           ILB   70    26    3.0   21    4     2       
34 Jarvis           S     65    25    0.0   13    2     8       
53 Jeans            OLB   60    21    0.0   12    1     8       
58 Fleming          ILB   47    15    0.0   11    0     3       
35 Buchanan         CB    45    13    0.0   8     5     12      
44 Dorrough         S     45    18    0.0   6     2     6       
91 Horoszowski      DE    40    7     17.0  21    0     0       
99 Cabrera          DT    37    16    5.5   12    0     0       
49 Banks            CB    32    18    0.0   6     2     16      
26 Sonnier          CB    32    5     0.0   2     4     6       
96 Cox              DE    31    12    14.0  17    0     1      
46 Richardson       OLB   23    2     0.0   4     1     2       
78 Jenkins          DE    18    3     5.5   9     0     0       
45 Kitchens         CB    18    6     0.0   2     0     3       
28 Brignac          S     16    8     2.0   6     4     4       
33 Drudge           S     15    6     0.0   3     0     3       
Team                ---   756   230   52.0  166   25    76     

[Alf]

New Records

Big 10 Season Records

• Passing Yards : QB Kurt Vallery – 3,800 (ahead of QB Whalen who had 3,652 in 2030)

Indiana Career Records

• Interceptions : CB Ed Buchanan - 19 (ahead of Renes, Cordell, and Hall of famer Oja !)

Indiana Season Records

• Pass completions : QB Kurt Valery - 263
• Passing Yards : QB Kurt Valery -3,800
• Rushing attempts : RB Eric Wittich - 381
• Rushing Touchdowns : RB Eric Wittich - 17
• Key Run Blocks : C Mitchell Godfrey - 45
• Touchdowns scored : RB Eric Wittich - 20
• All-purpose Yards : RB Eric Wittich – 1,973

Indiana Season Team Records

• Points allowed : 12.4
• Total yards allowed : 219.0

Indiana Single Game Records

• Rushing attempts : RB Eric Wittich – 38 vs Illinois

Indiana Single Game Team Records

• Total Yards allowed : 70 vs Purdue (that’s a great record !)

[Alf]

The guys that leave

  Player                #    Pos  Elig  Current Estimate  Future Estimate  
Sailer, Russell         5    WR   Sr    78                89                  
Hemingway, Chad         83   WR   Sr    66                78                  
Kaplan, Earl            2    WR   Sr    53                64                  
Franz, Darren           73   G    Sr    62                62                  
Cash, Bennie            18   P    Sr    80                95                  
Jenkins, Zach           78   DE   Sr    39                69                  
Nason, Rico             71   DT   Sr    40                71                  
Graham, Mo              43   ILB  Sr    74                90                  
Taylor, Seth            93   OLB  Sr    42                79                  
Richardson, Leonard     46   OLB  Sr    26                71                  
Buchanan, Ed            35   CB   Sr    65                65 

We are only losing 11 guys to graduation, but most of them (6) were starter and we also lost starting punter Cash (I even forgot to recruit a new punter, and will take the blame…)

• WR Sailer was injured every season for us. That’s a shame since he has tremendous abilities. Started 32/37 games for us. Amassed 2459 yards and scored 24 TDs. Big 10 2nd team WR in 2034 and 2037.
• WR Emingway started mainly when Sailer was injured… so he started 8 games this season. 2000 yards and 15 TDs is not bad either. Big 10 1st team WR in 2037.
• WR Kaplan was at best a WR3 for us. Started 2 games this season as we were badly injured at WR. 700 yards and 3 TDs
• OG Franz started 3 years out of 4 (38/48 games). 61 KRBs with 29.7 KRB% over his college career. His weakness was pass blocking as he allowed 21 sacks.
• P Cash played only in 2036 & 2037, but will be remembered as our best punter. 39.2 avg in 2037. He was All America Senior team winner, Big 10 1St team and Big 10 academic team in 2037. Congrats !
• DE Jenkins was a backup all career long. Too bad as he could have developed into a spectacular pass rusher. He still managed to get 10.5 sacks.
• DT Nason was a starter when we played the 43, but we played 34 recently. Nothing exceptional, he still managed 11.5 sacks.
• ILB Graham played only 2 full seasons as a starter (recording 50 tackles each of them). Nice red bars, but not very impressive football stats.
• OLB Taylor was unlucky because we are loaded at OLB these years and have not suffered too many injuries. He started 5 games this season helping our team defense be one of the best nation wide.
• OLB Richardson – see my comments on Taylor
• CB Buchanan is the school interception leader (19). Started 38/49 games. Was Big 10 2nd team in 2035 and Big 10 1st team in 2037. Has the perfect size to succeed in the NFL (6-3)

[Alf]

End of season file

You will find it : here.. File size is 4.5 Megs. I absolutely wanted to do the upload tonight since I won’t be at home until next Tuesday now.

Good luck MK !

[MylesKnight]

Thanks Alf, I'll download either later this Evening or Tomorrow (Friday) Morning..

Congrats on a Superb 2037 Season!!

There isn't much room for improvement I suppose, and that puts me in the Hot Seat a bit I suppose..

By the way, anything else I need to know to get started? Can we go over the House Rules, I don't want to commit any violations..

Also, what exactly do I need to do once I download the Dynasty Info? I haven't been a part of any VC before and I don't want to do anything to screw up my UCF Dynasty that I've been going at for some time..

Thanks!!

[tucker342]

Tough loss

Semifinals aren't bad at all

[3ric]

Myles, make a new folder in your TCY directory named "Universe_UCF" or something and move the files from the "universe" folder to the new one.

Then extract the zip file into the empty "universe" folder.

When you are done with the 2038 season and have a zip file of it saved, just move back the UCF files to the "universe" folder.

You cannot rename the "universe" folder, because that will get you an error message complaining about a corrupt installation.

The house rules are easy, and posted on the front page of the TCY Village Challenge web site:

house rules
-No bribing
-A coach or scout may only be replaced after being employed for 4 years
-No more than one coach or scout may be replaced each year
-No blitzing of the recruits (multiple contacts in the same week, not including scholarship offers)

[MylesKnight]

Alright, everything is good.. Just downloaded the ZIP and moved everything over to the Universe File..

Everything loaded up just fine.. Thanks for the help there 3ric... I'll probably need it again when it comes time Upload after the '38 Season ends.

By the way, I like the Carolina Blue & White color scheme.. Very nice..

I'll be getting underway either later on this evening or tomorrow sometime..

Thanks again!!

GO IU!!

[Alf]

Thanks for you like the colours I use . No one else seemed to use the same...